姥娘
lǎo​niáng

maternal grandmother

姥 lǎo, mǔ maternal grandmother

An older 老 woman 女; 老 also provides the pronunciation

Components

女
女 Meaning component
nǚ, nü woman
老
老 SoundMeaning component
lǎo old

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangruːʔ
maːʔ
Unicodemǒ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

娘 niang, niáng mother

Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 良 represents the sound. Simplified form of 孃.

Components

女
女 Meaning component
nǚ, nü woman
良
良 Sound component
liáng good

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangnaŋ
Unicodeniɑng

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica